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Embed from Getty Images   It’s been another wonderful season of county cricket, one well worth looking back at. Earlier today, The Sports Lowdown brought you a review of Division 2, now we’ll take a look at Division 1.   Embed from Getty Images 9th – Nottinghamshire A disastrous campaign ...

Embed from Getty Images With Yorkshire winning the last two County Championships, the White Rose County were strong favourites to make it three in a row this season, despite being hampered by England call-ups. And while Yorkshire are well poised in second place, it is their bitter rivals Lancashire who ...

View image | gettyimages.com After 328 runs in just 3 innings, Chris Gayle has said farewell to Somerset following the expiration of his short-term contract though could return later should the Taunton based side make the knockout stages.  Somerset announced a deal had been reached for Gayle to play for ...

View image | gettyimages.com Defending champions Yorkshire have closed the gap on early season leaders Durham to 11 points after they beat Middlesex by four wickets in the County Championship. Yorkshire have been hampered by a string of England call-ups for key players including Joe Root, Gary Ballance, Adam Lyth, ...

   Somerset wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter has retired from cricket after failing to recover sufficiently from a horrific eye injury in 2014.  The former England opening batsman was struck on the face in 2014 by a balled boweled by Northants David Willey that shattered his cheekbone as well as giving the ...